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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-03

Logan once uttered some nome
common sense when he said the
Republican party was too strong to
be broken by anything except the
admission Of fool things into its
platforms Next year fool things
will swarm around platforms like
yellow jackets around molasses
buug."
1t would seem that the time had
about come to abolish that masque-
rading known as a party platform
It is flimsey, lying, hypocritical
affair, and after once formulated,
read and approved, is ordered
printed in newspaper, and never
read by anybody except the editors
of opposition newspapers. some of
whom are crazy enough to think
that they can influence votes by
picking the platform to pieces.
Again, when some ignorant and
dishonest man is up for Office aud
some one objects to his competency.
his friends pull out the platform
and say: HE may not be the best,
but these are the principles he rep
resents.'
This play usually gets the old
fraud vote. The farce of com
polling each candidate to walk up
and endorse the platform from top
to bottom is an insult to the in
telligence of convention when in
niue cases out of ten the man who,
with uplifted hand endorses the plat
form, did not hear it presented, but
was out rustling and connubiating
when the long-winded, dreary docu-
ment was read, and to save his
neck could not repeat single plank
of it.
The old political rusty. crusty,
moth masticated plotitudes that
have bobbed up for century are
always found swarming on the
platform of every political conven-
ton.
Did single man ever omit to
say, And the party (Rep.
or Dem. as the case may be) points
with pride" at the so and so and so
and so? At which some old fossil
sent down the party hillside by the
alluvial wash Of years, begins to
pound the floor with his cane, and
the balance of the gang wake up
and stamp and yell.
Go to any man in the State Capt.
toll building and ask HIM if he can
repeat an outline Of the last Repub-
lican platform, and dollars to Cas-
sidy's doughnuts he cant repeat
sinale plank, and there never was
an official who could since the days
of the Revolution.
The party puts up platform as
has before been said, Ito catch
votes" but the foollshness of the
proceeding becomes more marked
when one reflects that they never
catcl any.
They promise all sorts of absurd
things on the tariff, and invariably
promise great things to the labor
ing man." and inside week half
the members of the convention are
jewing down their hired help, and
the candidates are figuring how
cheap they can get people to work
for them
The party platform is a hollow
farce and sounding fraud, and every
time you hit the bloated thing it
gives forth sound like habber-
gasted bass drum on rainy day.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-03

The Chinese have all quit work
ing in big canyon on the North
ern Pacific because SO many of the
race have died there that they
think it is haunted. They recently
packed up their traps and all emf
grated. vowing never to return,
This beats boycott all hollow.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-03

inch 15tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
Tree Planting and the Billiards.

/ have been much interested in watch
ing the effect of tree planting upon the
billiards.. The blizzard drives along the
surface of the ground, and it has for ages
upon ages found no tree To halt or yeer it.
The settlers on the plains planted trees,
however, and these trees now stand as OBJ
stacles TO the full sweep of the ice laden
wind. \ few days ago, as a blizzard
swept over the country, l passed through
"A loosely planted grove of trees, cotton
woods, silver naples, green ashes, etc.
and noted with pleasure that among the
trees the violence of the wind was greatly
reduced, and the flakes of snow dropped
laZily to the ground, where they rested rs
contentedly a. if they had fallen upon the
tree covered hills of New England.
As soon as | passed out of the grove
had to face again the furious flakes, driv-
ing horizontally in their mad career over
the earth. As often as passed through a
little grove of trees | found that l left the
blizzard; but as soon as | emerged from
the sheltering trees the blast struck me
again in all its fury. This bit of expert
ence is duplicated thousands of times
every day upon the plains The tree
planter has routed the blizzard wherever
he has set his little army of trees.-Pro-
fessor Charles T.. Bessey in American Ag
riculturist.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
Our State Exchanges.

Nearly fifty of our State exchanges
came to hand in last Sundays mail and
the evidences of good will expressed by
our brethren of the fraternity is most
gratifying to THE PALATKA NEWS. From
whatever section of the State they come.
these country weeklies are always well
come in this office, and are more care
fully read than our metropolitan ex-
changes, because they are nearer the peo-
pie and furnish our most reliable index
To the drift of popular sentiment
And in the more solid indorsefuent of our
views as shown by copious extracts from
our columns, we take even greater pride
For the past week these extracts from
The PALATRA NEWS exceeded largely
in number those made from any other
paper, and this is matter of much en-
couragement to us.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
The Deliuuuent Taxes.

Our State exchanges now come to Ills
with column after column of delinquent
tax lists. 1t Is time this thing was
stopped, or explained, for it Ii having
bad effect at home and is exciting much
comment abroad. People who have al
ways considered Orange, for instance, az
a rich and prosperous county are amazed
to see fifteen thousand lots offered to the
highest bidder for on-payment of taxes.
When a whole county Is mlsrepresented
because of thu. careleSsness or greed of a
few. it is time to rise for explanation.
The list for Putnam County last year
was exorbitantly large and the Palatka
NEWS set itself the task of investigation.
We went to Tallahassee for the list in the
Comptrollers office and published it an
ecteHsO. Comparison with receipts and
accounts We're then made all over the
county; there We're corrections and re-
visions-investigation at Tallahassee
and here. and much correspondence in
many directions. Many lots were found
To be in the list three or four times
there W a. much padding and many mis-
axes to be corrected and AT last when we
settled down to hard facts, We had "A
creditable showing.
This will be- more or less the case in
every county except Leon. where the
books have been kept straight by frequent
tcompa, isons. If our contemporaries will
take up the work for their several coun
ties, much good can be- effected and an
eye-sort- removed from the observation
of the. public. We do not object to an
appearance warranted by the facts in the
case. but the bad showing now being
made is one which misIeads the public
as we'll as inflict, a gross injustice ON
ourselves.
We are AUTHORISED To assure those of
| our exchanges who desire to act in the
matter that they will find every assist :
ance freely offered To- them in prosecut-
| ing this work at Tallahassee. and from
personal experience we can promise
| them the most courteous treatment and
| free inspection of the books at the hands
of Gen. Barnes and his assistants i'm the
| ComptrolIer's office. Gen. Barnes has no
authority under the law to make publ
cation of these lists for comparison, but
| he II anxious to correct any mistakes, and
he will he glad To render any assistance
in his power, ami believes that such full
! publicity would be of great benefit i'm
every county in the State.
At the same time we would warn our
brethren of the State press that the work
is costly one. and must be undertaken
purely as a labor of love in the interests
of public justice. is get the Pdidfkd
.Ne'rs is the only paper in the state
rhich has Oferei these lists for com pdri-
son. II has not only dOHe this for the
people of Putnam coHHtg. INT Il TW
soon publish TIE list Tor forty cents,
trhich has di'rdgS cost one doIidr for
each deScIiDfioH
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
Evolution of Writing Paper.

Pepper has changed in form considerably
during this century. Fifty years ago
paper in shape like our foolscap was gen
orally used for correspondence. IL was
folded according To the skill of the writer
ami sealed with sealing wax Then came
the letter size; then commercial note. In
America sealing wax has gone out of date
Not 81 in Europe. Nothing ever goes out
of daIc in Europe, if the efforts Of artisans
or others interested in its sale can accom-
pIish that result. 50 called seals are seen
in rims and attached To the watch chains
of american gentlemen. but they simply
suggest disused function, like the rufli-
ncntary fins of some kinds Of fish In
Europe wax with seals in all sort of ia
genious forms, intended for use, are for
sale everywhere in such numbers that il
Is evident their manufacture gives employ
ment TO many thousand persons. San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
The Civ Primary.

The questions affecting the moral well
fare of our people and the good order of
our city have been so prominently
ing last night was largely attended by
those to whom the advancement of per
sonal ends or partisan purposes have no
interest. DIR. Cole presided and the Rev.
DIR. Dunn, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, gave the countenance of his
presence and approval to- a movement
which seeks the Inauguration of prac
teal reform and the support of law
and good government for the benefit of
the whole community.
The meeting will be famous in our
annals for other reasons. The Mayor
gave an account of his administration
acknowledged ms sins of omission and
commission as specified in THE PALATKA
News, and sought to prove that his as
socrates in the municipal government
We're equally guilty with himself. For
Mr. Baldwin as an individual we cherish
not the slightest ilI-will; we have criti-
cised the course of the Mayor of Palatka
candidly and condemned his lapses from
duty in a spirit which we hoped would
work reformation in his methods before
it was too late. BY confessing the jus
tict. of these criticisms, Mr.. Baldwin has
| given us the first reason to hope that he
would cease To be- guided by men in
| ferior to himself in ability and willing
ness To execute his official duties under
the law. The same spirit of earnest
watchfulness and outspoken frankness
| will characterize our dealings with his
| successor.
| The revelations nf previous unfair deal
ing in municipal elections made last
night, should open the eyes of those who
still doubt or hesitate. To the urgent
need of better government a. advocated
| by THE PALATKA News. and We cannot
| despair of the future when We see the
| spirit animating the meeting last night.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
The source of Four Rivers.

Most people have probably heard the
story of the house in Ohio which is said TO
be SO exactly balanced upon the boundary
line between the two basins of the great
lakes and the Ohio river that the rain fall
ing upon one side of the gable roof goes to
join the ST Lawrence and the ocean, while
on the other side il helps to swell little
brook that finally mingles with the Ohio
and the gulf. There is a more wonderful
place than this in India. Almost 800
miles due west of Calcutta is the Ammer-
kantak mountain, which is place of great
sanctity in the eyes of the Hindoo>. owing
To the remarkable fact that il is the source
of one IF the large rivers of India and OF
feeders of three other rivers that are
among the greatest i'll the peninsula. The
torrents that flow down its sides travel TO
all the cardinal points of the compass.
The Nerbudda which takes its rise here,
winds its way over 500 miles of plain he
fore il empties into the Indian ocean. The
three other great rivers that are fed from
Mt Ammerkantak are the Godavery, the
Mahanuddy and the Sone.-\ew York
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
How fa Drink Water,

The leading medical journal of France
has published pamphlet protesting
against tho. extravaganza use of artificial
mineral w-.ters. which, il sets forth, do
the double damage of cooling the stomach
thus laying the foundation for gastric
catarrh, while the limestone held in de
post in the carbonated waters finds its
way To the kidneys, and eventually pro
duces Bright's disease. The pamphlet
also protests against ice water as provoc-
ative of catarrh in the stomach. IL
further says: Water should he drunk
cool, but not iced, with the juice of a
quarter or half lemon in il. Mineral
water should also he drunk with "A dash of
lemon. Water should always be swal-
lowed slowly. Ii is not the stomach
which is dry. but the mouth and throat.
If you toss of a drink of water you throw
it through your mouth INTO your stomach,
without doing the former any good, while
you injure the latter by loading il with
what it does not require. Drink slowly,
and keep the water in your mouth for a
moment when you begin If you work in
hot room in hot weather tie "A damp
cloth around your temples, and you will
not experience half the craving for drink
YOU otherwise would. Atlanta Consti-
tutioE.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
AN INTERVIEW WITH LINCOLN.
A NeIodramatic story I'VE Had =


An incident occurred in connection with
nv acquaintance with Mr.. Lincoln which
without my fault, proved to be meloslra-
matte and came close, perhaps, to tragedy.
Col - an old officer superannuated be-
fore the war, was, while | was running
for congress. stationed in my district. He
used to send the garrison band to enliyen
our meetings and occasionally to serenade
me When got 10 Washington discov-
cred I was expected ITO pay for the piper
by pushing state claim which the colonel
had against the government "a commute
ton for quarters, fuel, horses, etc. while
he awaiting orders many years pre-
yiously in New York. | presented the
case to Secretary Stanton, but although
the claim was technically just he put his
foot on il Immediately. We We're scrap
ing the earth, the air and the sea = he
said, Ito get a dollar to pay live soldiers,
without wasting money on dead ones"
tried to keep the old colonel easy by writ
ing him that il was thought the claim was
technically good, but the time inopportune
for presenting il.
Not long after | was at the department
ON other business, when Stanton told me
he had received IA visit from Mrs. Col. -,
who without my knowledge had come 10
Washington 10 push the matter in person
She was IA young wife of the old colonel
very tall and of that style of beauty which
Carlyle. in his description of the Duchess
of Kendall, denominates THE rumrod
order" Stanton wanted me To see her
and urge her to 20 home, as he hated such
visitations- politely declined To assume
any responsibility, either for her presence
or her absence. This ended the first les
son. and the matter dropped from my
memory
Some time after my colleague, Col. Dem
ing, who reported the lieutenant general
bill i'll "A speech of remarkable eloquence,
was invited by President Lincoln la meet
Grant himself and IA few others and 20
down the river for "A sail on government
steamer On his return he related ro me
with great gusto the following account
which Mr.. Lincoln gave him of an inter
view with Mrs. Col -- about the old
ante-bellum claim.
One evening. he said, Edward. the jani-
tor brought up the card of this Lady, who
desired a personal interview ON important
business. Immediately upon being tIshercd
i'll She advanced, fell upon her knees,
| caught him around the legs and began in
| a very inpa~sioned manner To urge the
| claim for compensation. wv hen. said
| Mr.. Lincoln. the door suddenly opened,
and who do YOU think entered Mary
| Lincoln, and pretty mess we hal Of IL
| Mrs. Col -- was requested not IL stand
| on the order of her going hut To go al
| once Edward was instructed never
again To admit that woman to the White
| House, And now" said Mr.. Lincoln
| tell your colleague to get that long legged
woman back To Connecticut or Fever eN
/ pect to ask of me a favor again. -
/ Augustus Brandelsce i'll New York Trib
/ une
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
Our County Daily.



Lack of space last week prevented us
from noticing. a. We were wont to do.
the new departure made by our county
daily-THE PALATKA NEwS-in its dress,
makeup and news service THE NEWS at
the beginning of its fourth wear came to
us in am enlarged form of eight columns
To the page. III bran new dress of hand
some type, and CARRYING the Associated
Press dispatches. Its proprietors have
displayed a cnmmendable enterprise in
giving our people a tirst-class daily
which they should appreciate by rally
ing To it, standard. and giving il that
support its merits 50 richly deserve. The
secret of THE News phenomenal sue
cess is attributable To the fact that il is
an able and fearless guardian of the peO-
pies rights against every phase IF wrong
doing.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

Last year Major Teasdale refused IA
nomination offered him by mass meet
ing of citizens representing the best ele-
ments of our community irrespective of
race or party. This year he accepted the
same place on a ticket supported by
another and different element Does
this go to prove that an honored name
among us is To be used in way which
his best friends will always regret: He
cannot plead partisan feeling or neces-
sity. because the party lines are not
drawn even ON his own ticket
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing except Monday, and delivered by carriers
in the city, mailed, postage free, 81 for three
months 81 for six months, IS per annum-
THE WEEKLY NEWS is u large four-page 3-
column paper, published every Friday, con-
tanning all the news of the week, local and
general. 1t is the largest and handsomest
weekly paper published in Florida: and will be
mailed, postage free, for 81 year. or 40 cents
for six months. Specimen copies free To any
address.
Local advertisements, - cents per line for
first insertion, and 10 cents per line for each
additional Insertion. Special notices, 10 cents
per line. Reduced rates on continued adver-
csements.
Ali advertising bills become due pro rata
every MONTH Special and short-time payable
IN advance.
All remittances should be made by express,
money order or registered letter.
Address, THE NEWS,
PALATkA FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
Let Him do il.


Mr.. DiSSton. who represents the larger
portion of the drainage stot X and speaks
for the company. has written 10 Gov
ernor Perry stating that his company
would not have an acre of land that did
not belong To it, He proposes. in view
of the conflict of opinion between the
agents of the former trustees and the
commissioners appointed by Governor
Perry that the Governor appoint rep
resentatives. and that an impartial re-
fierce h. selected by them. Then let this
Joint commission examine the territory,
and every acre they find Improperly
decided Mr.. DiSston agrees at once Ia re-
deed to the trustees. to be held under
the contract.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

telegram from :. Prof. Proctor re-
ceived last night assures Mr.. Wilson
that 1.-THE Florida project has charmed
the home folks" This is as it should he,
and we hope the distinguished scientist
and his family will continue To love
our State more and more each day till he
leaves us only for that foreign land of
pleasure and sunshine which is WISH
BILE, ON earth, to the eye of faith alone.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

The Witch House il an ancient house in
Salem, Mass, one Of the oldest, if not the
very oldest building now standing in this
part of the country. lt IL said To have
been built in 1851 Here were tried per
sons suspected of witchcraft during the
terrible delusion which spread over New
England A modern addition has been
made To the building - Boston Budget
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
d.~neraI. of Irish Extraction.

The roll of IriShrlcn who fought for The
Union i a long and honorable one Ii in
cluties the names Of Gems. Sheridan. I.o-
gan Tom Sweeney, Mulligan. Smythe,
McCOnihe LAWYER. Mcmahon, Nugent,
Donahue, Quincy. Jar,.ine, Jourdan. Reil-
". Kelly, Burke. Sew-Il. German. Brady,
Sullivan. Boyle, C1nIer. Muiholland,
Gowan aud McI-uzhLn--Ncw York
Tribune.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

A young man in Boston proposed 10 .
young lady in New York lay telegraph,
adding: Answer Yes or no at my ex-
pense- She sent him GO words of ex-
PLANTATION without comm: To any oonclu-
sion Very few girls will want 10 be
courted by telegraph It's too awfully
sudden Detroit Free Tress-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
WcIaka and the FruitIand
Peninsula Booming.

I,RAND oPPoRTI MITES OFFERED 10
u Capitalists SETTLERS and business Men ~
the advent IF the new Railroad through ~"
Town Met promising location on The -.
Johns. Comfortable and picturesque it1hih-
ing Hoaizs.-. twenty-five miiiN from Fhlhtkh;
t'-ttIrn i,.,ats daily -plssndld Groyrs AMI
Land for sale, by The .,. -.,..,,,, 49,
mhIg-tf WELAKA LAND ADhPANhs
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
Southern Oil.



Castor oil bean can be- grown in great
abundance here. and the beans find
ready market it l. said. in 1T. Louis and
other places where the oil j. manu-
featured, at from $50 To S2-5O per
bushel. Nothing grows more luxuriant
in South Florida than the castor bean
and we can ser no reason why it could
N ot be made profitable industry.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
Army Recruiting in Mexico.

This is the quick way they recruit their
army in Mexico: ~ colonel, being short
of men. sent fifty troopers into Sonora
town. and they ran down thirty or forty
citizens, locked them mp ON bogus
charge of drunkenness. and had them
sentenced To serve in the army for one
year All this took place in less than
half day. Hartford Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

The yacht Coronet beat the Dauntless
by about thirty hours in a race of nearly
1900 miles. The series of terrific gales
encountered tried the vessels severely,
rived quite in good condition.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

Some idea of the wonderful progress
now being made in microscopical science
may be formed by the fact. as stated by
the president of the British association
lately, that results are now attained in
this line which mathematicians five years
ago declared 10 be impossible New York
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29
A Query To the street Committee.

Editor Daily News:
We desire To inquire through YOU of
the Committee ON Streets. when the
first Regatta Is to come off on Put
nam Lake" ON Front street:
MANY CITIZENS
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-29

II has been shown ny actual experiment
that the water which streams down the
inside of the window of a closed sleeping
room is 80 unprecedented with the noxious
exhalations of the sleepers that one drop
Is sufficient to poison q rabbit